Football Manager 2026 | Patch 26.3.0 | Tactic Testing Result

The table below gives a good hint what tactics are the best for Football Manager 2026 - Patch 26.3.0

Please note, the test results have been translted into a typical season of 38 matches. We believe such "translation" gives the best gauge of the difference between the tactics.

Table Legend:

PLD - Total number of matches played

PTS - Average points per 38 matches.

G.D. - Average goal difference per 38 matches.

G.F. - Average goals scored per 38 matches.

G.A. - Average conceded per 38 matches.

1,063 Tactics Tested - 1,930,050 Matches Simulated
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
64.5 of 114 +21 72 51
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+16.3 62.5 46.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 668
Comments: 0
Downloads: 45
Uploaded: Jan 2, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
63.7 of 114 +17 63 46
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+14.1 57.1 43.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 174
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 29, 2026
TACTIC
433
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
63.6 of 114 +18 70 52
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+13.8 59.8 46.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 123
Comments: 0
Downloads: 8
Uploaded: 16 hours, 47 min ago
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
63.2 of 114 +15 65 50
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.8 58.0 47.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 296
Comments: 0
Downloads: 29
Uploaded: May 6, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
63.1 of 114 +16 79 63
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.0 68.6 57.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 154
Comments: 0
Downloads: 6
Uploaded: May 11, 2026
AUTHOR
LMJ
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
62.7 of 114 +15 64 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+15.9 56.9 41.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 556
Comments: 2
Downloads: 24
Uploaded: Mar 30, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
62.5 of 114 +17 78 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+15.7 69.9 54.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 173
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 25, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
62.4 of 114 +17 70 53
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+14.7 64.0 49.3
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 310
Comments: 0
Downloads: 14
Uploaded: May 7, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
62.1 of 114 +14 70 56
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+12.7 61.5 48.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 216
Comments: 0
Downloads: 14
Uploaded: Apr 23, 2026
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
61.9 of 114 +12 71 59
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+16.8 63.6 46.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 47
Comments: 0
Downloads: 3
Uploaded: 3 days, 17 hours ago
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
61.8 of 114 +15 74 59
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.6 64.2 53.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 388
Comments: 0
Downloads: 21
Uploaded: Feb 18, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
61.6 of 114 +13 52 39
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+15.8 51.6 35.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 664
Comments: 0
Downloads: 85
Uploaded: Apr 20, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
61.2 of 114 +13 77 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+6.6 66.6 60.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 224
Comments: 0
Downloads: 20
Uploaded: Apr 17, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.6 of 114 +14 67 53
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+16.2 62.0 45.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 155
Comments: 0
Downloads: 17
Uploaded: Apr 21, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
Taufiq
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.6 of 114 +12 65 53
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.8 56.2 46.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 167
Comments: 0
Downloads: 23
Uploaded: May 11, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.2 of 114 +12 61 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.7 56.5 45.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 585
Comments: 0
Downloads: 47
Uploaded: Apr 14, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.2 of 114 +14 71 57
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+13.3 63.3 50.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 151
Comments: 0
Downloads: 10
Uploaded: 2 days, 15 hours ago
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
60.0 of 114 +13 73 60
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+12.5 64.9 52.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 172
Comments: 0
Downloads: 15
Uploaded: Apr 10, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.9 of 114 +11 72 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.4 63.4 53.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 138
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
Uploaded: Apr 20, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.7 of 114 +12 75 63
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.9 66.9 57.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 156
Comments: 0
Downloads: 8
Uploaded: May 10, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.6 of 114 +12 76 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.1 67.2 58.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 241
Comments: 0
Downloads: 18
Uploaded: May 9, 2026
AUTHOR
Vis
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.6 of 114 +11 55 44
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.1 50.7 40.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 193
Comments: 0
Downloads: 31
Uploaded: Mar 31, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.6 of 114 +10 68 58
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.8 61.6 50.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 486
Comments: 0
Downloads: 64
Uploaded: May 10, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.4 of 114 +11 74 63
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.7 65.0 56.3
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 136
Comments: 0
Downloads: 11
Uploaded: May 8, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.3 of 114 +10 59 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.6 52.3 42.7
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 1,516
Comments: 7
Downloads: 121
Uploaded: Nov 30, 2025
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.3 of 114 +10 75 65
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+12.1 68.6 56.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 63
Comments: 0
Downloads: 2
Uploaded: May 10, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.3 of 114 +10 74 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.5 67.8 56.3
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 90
Comments: 0
Downloads: 4
Uploaded: May 9, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.2 of 114 +10 63 53
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+6.4 54.9 48.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 223
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 27, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.1 of 114 +9 70 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.1 61.1 56.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 414
Comments: 0
Downloads: 21
Uploaded: Apr 12, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.1 of 114 +8 69 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.3 60.0 50.7
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 432
Comments: 1
Downloads: 37
Uploaded: Apr 19, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.1 of 114 +11 85 74
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.4 76.3 65.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 306
Comments: 0
Downloads: 27
Uploaded: May 3, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
59.0 of 114 +11 69 58
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+18.7 63.4 44.7
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 160
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 23, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.7 of 114 +9 75 66
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.7 66.0 54.3
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 186
Comments: 0
Downloads: 9
Uploaded: Apr 10, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.5 of 114 +9 58 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.4 50.8 41.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 252
Comments: 0
Downloads: 18
Uploaded: Apr 2, 2026
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.2 of 114 +8 62 54
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.7 57.3 45.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 133
Comments: 0
Downloads: 10
Uploaded: Apr 21, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.0 of 114 +8 57 49
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.2 51.6 40.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 225
Comments: 0
Downloads: 17
Uploaded: Apr 3, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
58.0 of 114 +8 68 60
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.6 60.6 51.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 156
Comments: 0
Downloads: 12
Uploaded: Apr 15, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
57.5 of 114 +9 71 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.9 64.1 58.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 149
Comments: 0
Downloads: 10
Uploaded: May 11, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
57.4 of 114 +9 57 48
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+9.5 53.1 43.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 131
Comments: 0
Downloads: 21
Uploaded: Apr 30, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
57.3 of 114 +8 63 55
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+10.8 54.7 43.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 270
Comments: 0
Downloads: 18
Uploaded: Apr 7, 2026
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
57.3 of 114 +8 58 50
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+11.3 53.8 42.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 119
Comments: 0
Downloads: 7
Uploaded: Apr 22, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
56.8 of 114 +6 62 56
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.2 52.7 44.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 247
Comments: 0
Downloads: 24
Uploaded: Apr 11, 2026
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
56.8 of 114 +6 69 63
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.4 63.4 55.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 380
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Dec 15, 2025
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
56.4 of 114 +6 62 56
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+6.6 55.1 48.5
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 922
Comments: 0
Downloads: 138
Uploaded: Dec 16, 2025
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
56.0 of 114 +6 68 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.3 59.9 54.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 185
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: Apr 19, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
55.6 of 114 +6 63 57
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.6 55.7 47.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 360
Comments: 0
Downloads: 22
Uploaded: Apr 28, 2026
TACTIC
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
55.3 of 114 +4 65 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.9 59.1 53.2
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 671
Comments: 2
Downloads: 43
Uploaded: Feb 16, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
55.0 of 114 +5 71 66
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+8.2 66.2 58.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 193
Comments: 0
Downloads: 8
Uploaded: May 8, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
54.4 of 114 +5 61 56
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+4.9 52.8 47.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 238
Comments: 0
Downloads: 16
Uploaded: Apr 8, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
53.0 of 114 +2 64 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+1.9 57.0 55.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 356
Comments: 0
Downloads: 18
Uploaded: Apr 5, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
52.8 of 114 +1 62 61
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+3.2 50.8 47.6
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 254
Comments: 0
Downloads: 24
Uploaded: Apr 10, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
52.4 of 114 0 59 59
2,700
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+1.3 52.8 51.5
Precision of Test: +/- 1.8 PTS | +/- 1.8 GF | +/- 1.8 GA
Views: 416
Comments: 0
Downloads: 32
Uploaded: Mar 18, 2026
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
52.3 of 114 0 64 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+6.1 57.1 51.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 224
Comments: 0
Downloads: 6
Uploaded: Apr 8, 2026
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
52.2 of 114 0 64 64
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+0.2 55.1 54.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 146
Comments: 0
Downloads: 6
Uploaded: May 9, 2026
AUTHOR
MLN
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
51.9 of 114 0 70 70
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+4.2 61.0 56.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 165
Comments: 0
Downloads: 22
Uploaded: 7 days, 10 hours ago
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
51.8 of 114 +1 37 36
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-1.9 30.9 32.8
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 2,105
Comments: 0
Downloads: 375
Uploaded: Jan 20, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
50.8 of 114 -2 68 70
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-1.1 61.0 62.1
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 169
Comments: 0
Downloads: 5
Uploaded: Apr 24, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
47.8 of 114 -6 51 57
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+0.2 47.1 46.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 295
Comments: 0
Downloads: 16
Uploaded: Mar 15, 2026
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TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
46.6 of 114 -9 53 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
+5.1 50.5 45.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 212
Comments: 0
Downloads: 13
Uploaded: 6 days, 22 hours ago
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
46.1 of 114 -9 53 62
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-5.3 47.4 52.7
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 177
Comments: 0
Downloads: 10
Uploaded: 6 days, 5 hours ago
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AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
45.3 of 114 -11 63 74
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-10.1 54.9 65.0
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 182
Comments: 0
Downloads: 10
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AUTHOR
Myo
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
41.1 of 114 -14 43 57
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-16.6 34.3 50.9
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 154
Comments: 0
Downloads: 10
Uploaded: 7 days, 4 hours ago
AUTHOR
TEST DATA
PTS GD GF GA PLD
24.2 of 114 -17 0 17
1,350
xG Diff. xG For xG Against
-17.3 0.1 17.4
Precision of Test: +/- 3.6 PTS | +/- 3.6 GF | +/- 3.6 GA
Views: 1,321
Comments: 10
Downloads: 176
Uploaded: May 10, 2026
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